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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
chemical engineering
Preparation of activated carbons from rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) peel by microwave-induced KOH activation for acid yellow 17 dye adsorption
Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 250, Year 2014
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A novel agricultural waste, rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) peel was used as the precursor for preparation of activated carbon by chemical assisted KOH activation. Microwave heating was employed for activation, and thereby considerably reduced the activation time. The prepared activated carbon was characterized by pore structural analysis, zero-point-of-charge (pHpzc), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The adsorption performance for the removal of acid yellow 17 (AY 17) was investigated. The effects of contact time, initial dye concentration and pH on the adsorption process were studied. The equilibrium time was 4h, and results indicated high adsorption capacity, even at high initial dye concentrations. Kinetic studies showed that pseudo-second-order kinetic model better described the adsorption process. The experimental adsorption isotherms were modeled using the Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin equations. The best fit was obtained with the Langmuir isotherm model, implying that the adsorption of AY 17 onto RPAC from the aqueous solutions proceeds by a monolayer formation. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of AY 17 was 215.05mgg-1. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Njoku, Victor Obinna
Malaysia, Minden
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Nigeria, Owerri
Imo State University
Foo, K. Y.
Malaysia, Minden
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malaysia, Kubang Kerian
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus
Asif, Mohammad
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Hameed, Bassim H.
Malaysia, Minden
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Statistics
Citations: 274
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.cej.2014.03.115
ISSN:
13858947
Research Areas
Environmental